Jamie Kennedy (photo by Finn O’Hara)
KENNEDY, JAMIE
Despite his presence on the Toronto resto scene for the better part of three decades, this star chef is still making headlines. Kennedy was featured prominently in the national media this past summer when news broke that he was seeking a buyer for his signature wine bar, while his fine-dining venture at the Gardiner Museum was down-scaling to a sandwich bar. At the time there was much speculation about the prohibitive cost of Kennedy’s commitment to using local, sustainably harvested ingredients, and yet the slow-food advocate soldiers on—not only is he a fixture at many culinary events, but his fresh and simple fare can still be had at welcoming neighbourhood outpost Gilead Café.
